Marianna Paulson, Patient Expert

Marianna Paulson is known as @AuntieStress. On her website, you’ll find links to her two award-winning blogs, Auntie Stress Café and the award-winning A Rheumful of Tips. When she is not helping clients (and herself) address stress, she keeps active by swimming, dog walking, and taking frequent dance breaks. She takes steps in a number of different directions in order to work on being a “Superager.” She may have RA, but it doesn’t have her! “Choose to be optimistic. It feels better.” - Dalai Lama XIV

Credit: Thinkstock Self-care is an important strategy for everyone. If you live with a chronic illness please don’t negate, or neglect this vital part of your treatment plan. Self-care can help propel you to better emotional, mental, and physical hea...

Over the course of your life with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you’ll interact with many doctors, pharmacists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, lab technicians, and the guardians of them all, the receptionists. There may be a time when int...

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Credit: Thinkstock Food — a fully-loaded four-letter word. Nutrition, culture, allergies, addictions, habits, business, and politics, can all be packed into the things you put into your mouth. When you google rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and diet, you’...

Credit: Thinkstock When you live with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), managing to get through your work day can be challenging enough. Fatigue, brain fog, pain, and the inability to do what is physically required of you can prove stressful. However, there...